CVE-2006-3840

Description

The SMB Mailslot parsing functionality in PAM in multiple ISS products with XPU (24.39/1.78/epj/x.x.x.1780), including Proventia A, G, M, Server, and Desktop, BlackICE PC and Server Protection 3.6, and RealSecure 7.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted SMB packet that is not properly handled by the SMB_Mailslot_Heap_Overflow decode.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.73% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory iss.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://iss.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/iss.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3630
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441278/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0607.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/21219 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2996 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016592 vdb entry
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/230 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19178 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016590 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27965 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016591 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3840?
CVE-2006-3840 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3840?
To fix CVE-2006-3840, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-3840 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-3840 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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